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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

1,886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $280.12/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 883 lb · 124 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $383.98/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 443 lb · 98 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.10/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,796/hd at 475 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,886 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–328 320 10 500.00–530.00 $520.76 $1,666 +20.23
350–380 372 10 465.00–485.00 $481.24 $1,790 +12.40
408–448 419 44 445.00–480.00 $463.33 $1,941 +6.52
453–454 453 18 440.00–467.50 $456.79 $2,069 +23.59
520–544 530 48 392.50–416.00 $409.32 $2,169 +6.53
554–586 578 37 376.00–395.00 $380.55 $2,200 -3.25
610–618 613 16 350.00–360.00 $353.78 $2,169 -0.40
652–691 672 39 333.00–342.50 $339.31 $2,280 -4.05
712 712 13 285.00 $285.00 $2,029 -33.88
759–777 775 34 312.00–312.50 $312.06 $2,418 -6.70
845 845 12 291.00 $291.00 $2,459 -16.24
881–889 883 124 280.00–280.50 $280.12 $2,473 -6.88
984 984 10 260.00 $260.00 $2,558 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 327 13 435.00–465.00 $449.06 $1,468 —
370–380 376 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,673 +12.02
431–448 441 19 420.00–435.00 $429.98 $1,896 -1.14
450–494 483 52 384.00–413.00 $402.57 $1,944 +9.13
510–539 522 51 367.50–390.00 $378.96 $1,978 +6.35
560–597 579 72 335.00–365.00 $349.28 $2,022 -3.45
605–642 625 38 320.00–350.00 $340.67 $2,129 +4.86
654–690 673 48 310.00–328.00 $315.31 $2,122 -1.70
718–742 736 8 287.50–295.00 $293.17 $2,158 +4.81
761–798 784 37 276.00–291.00 $280.66 $2,200 -8.42
836 836 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,299 -5.00
1226 1226 5 213.00 $213.00 $2,611 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–530 523 6 370.00–382.50 $378.27 $1,978 —
600–642 612 17 312.50–320.00 $317.69 $1,944 -22.31
676–682 678 13 313.00–317.00 $315.76 $2,141 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–325 319 6 385.00–400.00 $392.64 $1,253 —
365–382 375 5 400.00–415.00 $409.16 $1,534 —
507–525 519 9 337.50–365.00 $346.45 $1,798 -6.19
591 591 6 322.50 $322.50 $1,906 +6.53
605 605 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,921 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
803 803 21 292.00 $292.00 $2,345 —
949 949 9 276.00 $276.00 $2,619 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 11 450.00 $450.00 $1,746 —
514–532 523 18 340.00–372.50 $355.97 $1,862 +3.47
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,827 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 6 440.00–455.00 $445.24 $1,443 +8.00
354–393 365 11 420.00–445.00 $431.01 $1,573 +0.09
406–425 415 20 395.00–432.50 $410.84 $1,705 +3.78
450–490 475 91 370.00–387.50 $378.10 $1,796 -1.28
506–523 515 38 342.50–357.50 $353.01 $1,818 -9.28
556–588 573 91 320.00–335.00 $326.23 $1,869 +2.73
600–630 624 66 302.50–329.50 $324.79 $2,027 +11.71
713 713 73 290.50 $290.50 $2,071 —
808 808 34 273.00 $273.00 $2,206 +4.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–337 329 7 390.00–425.00 $404.50 $1,331 -13.29
360–394 381 31 375.00–415.00 $404.48 $1,541 +1.31
424–449 443 98 362.50–390.00 $383.98 $1,701 +6.07
455–488 473 15 327.50–360.00 $350.40 $1,657 -5.66
514–547 530 52 315.00–340.00 $330.23 $1,750 -1.86
558–595 585 30 300.00–317.50 $310.03 $1,814 -5.20
633–648 640 27 275.00–300.00 $288.98 $1,849 -13.85
670–688 682 6 280.00–285.00 $283.36 $1,933 +9.49
710–722 717 7 260.00–277.50 $267.43 $1,917 -10.25
783 783 15 267.50 $267.50 $2,095 +8.49
822–835 830 17 255.00–262.50 $259.88 $2,157 +22.34
884 884 20 252.00 $252.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,290 —
398 398 6 362.50 $362.50 $1,443 —
435 435 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,414 ±0.00
494 494 12 292.50–305.00 $297.71 $1,471 -24.86
532–538 534 8 285.00–317.50 $305.23 $1,630 +7.58
934 934 16 140.00 $140.00 $1,308 -5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,703 -2.50
661–665 662 20 272.00–294.00 $286.88 $1,899 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 10 405.00 $405.00 $1,523 +15.00
505–517 510 12 340.00–347.50 $343.17 $1,750 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 11 355.00 $355.00 $1,828 —
616 616 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,910 -5.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,767 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–490 475 8 385.00–397.50 $390.80 $1,856 +5.80
509–537 521 15 360.00–375.00 $363.50 $1,894 +5.66
558–589 571 19 337.50–360.00 $348.68 $1,991 —
635 635 5 307.50 $307.50 $1,953 —
662–671 667 8 310.00 $310.00 $2,068 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–489 477 11 342.50–377.50 $365.53 $1,744 +4.38
508–530 525 12 335.00–345.00 $342.58 $1,799 —
568–595 581 20 307.50–332.50 $322.77 $1,875 +12.77
632–638 636 5 285.00–287.50 $285.99 $1,819 -6.39

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.